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Draycott, of Humberstone, near Leicester, second ; Mr. Legge, tbird ; Mr. Walker, 

 fourtb. 



Mr. Keynes's First Prize, Foriy-eigM Dahlias. — Golden Admiration, King of 

 Sweden, Matilda, Queen of Primroses, Delicata, Edward Sparey, Baron Taunton, 

 Lord Shaftesbury, Chairman, James Backhouse, Miss Henshaw, Flossy Gill, George 

 White, Leab, Paradise Williams, Mrs. Wyndham, John Wyatt, Andrew Dodds, 

 Umpire, Charlotte Dorling, Annie Austin, Disraeli, Anna Keynes, British Triumph, 

 Lady of the Lake, Freemason, Lady Mary Wylde, George Wheeler, Miss Herbert, 

 Bob Ridley, Lady Palmerston, Criterion, Stella Colas, Hugh Miller, Ellen Potter, 

 Lilac Perfection, Lady G. Herbert, Lord Derby, Princess of Norfolk, Hero, Lilac 

 Queen, Sam Bartlett, Peri, Earl of Pembroke, Fanny Purchase, Vice-Ghairman, 

 Golden Gem, Jenny Austin. 



The amateur class were very well sustained. Generally speaking, the private 

 growers were strong in both flowers and sorts, showing superb examples of the very 

 best in cultivation, and representing many widely-separated districts. Mr. C. J. 

 Perry, of Castle Bromwich, took the lead with a glorious twenty-four ; Mr. Thor- 

 neyc'roft, of Floore-by-Weedon, second ; Mr. Hopkins, of Brentford, third ; Mr. 

 Hedge, of Colchester, fourth. In the t^velves, Messrs. Thorneycroft, Glasscock, 

 Lukins, Hopkins, and Hedge, were the principal exhibitors. 



Mr. Perry's First Twenty-four Dahlias. — Criterion, Charlotte Dorling, Pauline, 

 George Brown, British Triumph, Juno, Lord Derby, Alexandra, Hugh Miller, Miss 

 Henshaw, Messenger, Lady G. Herbert, Leah, Delicata, Donald Beaton, Bob Ridley, 

 seedling, pinky-blush, a beautiful flower ; Model, Master of Arts, Andrew Dodds, 

 Anna Keynes, Chairman, Arthur Phidias. 



First Twelve. — Miss Henshaw, British Triumph, Matilda Keynes, International, 

 Willie Austin, Juno, Seedling, gold yellow, a nice flower ; Lord Derby, Model, Lord 

 Palmerston, Volunteer, Fanny Purchase : the last was the best yellow flower in the 

 whole of the show. 



Fancies were not so good as selfs, though the leading collections were fresh and 

 bright. Mr. Perry first in the amateur class for twelve. Mr. Keynes first in the 

 trade class for twelve. 



Mr. Keynes's First Twelve Fancies. — Butterfly, John Salter, Ebor, President 

 Lincoln, Lord Warden, Messenger, Lightning, Octoroon, Remarkable, Chang, For- 

 midable, Regularity. 



Mr. Perry's First Twelve Fancies. — Artemus Ward, rich lively purple stripes 

 and tips; Regularity, Tromphe de Roubaix, Harlequin, Garibaldi, seedling, but! 

 and red, second rate, Queen of Sports, Pauline, Octoroon, John Bunn, Sam Bartlett, 

 Queen Mab. 



Netv Dahlias were numerous, but very few of them good, and only one or two 

 which could be called startling flowers, even by the aid of a stretch of fancy. The 

 best were the following :— From Mr. Keynes : Gazelle, lurid red, large, peculiar in 

 appearance, and likely to be useful, but not first-rate. Harriett Tetterell, large, 

 well made, a fine flower ; colour rich rosy-purple, the base rosy-lilac ; first-rate. 

 From Mr. Bragg : Warrior, a good showy scarlet, the colour bright. Fair Lady, 

 curious creamy primrose, edged lilac, clean and promising. From Mr. C. J. Perry : 

 Cheerful, a very showy tipped flower, deep rich red, the base creamy white. Snow- 

 ball, a beautiful v/hite. Mrs. Turner, superb form, and one of the best seedlings 

 shown, colour clear canary-yellow. From Mr. Wheeler, of Warminster : Jubilee 

 (I860), orange buff, with red orange tips, useful though second-rate. Venus, a con- 

 fused unfinished flower, of a most charming shade of pinky-fle.-h. Bijou, soft rose- 

 pink, with whitish shade, very nearly first-rate, and certainly very beautiful, and a 

 novelty in colour. Flambeau, in the way of Brunette, yellow base, rich crimson, 

 purplish edge, a telling flower, likely to become a favourite. Starlight, small, but 

 neat, yellow, with rosy purple tips, colouring regular. This appears only to want 

 growing to be first-rate. From Mr. Pope : Gem, a fine flower, blush groiind, crim- 

 son edge ; if constant, good. From Mr. Collier, Bethnal Green : Salmon King, neat 

 and well made, salmon, with purplish centre. From Mr. R. Petfield, Diddington, 

 Hunts : Mrs. Thoriihill, medium size, nice form, white, with yellowish shade toward.s 

 the centre, sharply-edged rosy purple, quite a picotee edge. From Mr. Legge, 

 Edmonton : Annie Welsh, small, soft pinky flesh, and white. From Mr. Rawlings, 

 of Romford : Prince, purplish-rose. John Sladden, a fine dark maroon crimson, 

 rather low centre. Fair Maiden, varying from delicate creamy white to delicate 



